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Disease

uterine sarcoma

Age

56 years

Gender

female

Ethnicity

Caucasian

Storage Conditions

liquid nitrogen vapor phase

Karyotype

This is a hypo-diploid human cell line with the modal chromosome number of 45 in 48% of cells examined. The rate of polyploidy was 2.7%. There were five or six marker chromosomes present in each cell. Whereas t(5q6p), 10q+, and 14q+ markers were common in all cells examined, the chromosome combination of either double copy N21 lacking M5 (66.7%) or t(21qter--->C--->?)(M5)/single copy N21/minute metacentric (33.3%) distinguishes the two coexisting clones. Both X chromosomes were normal.

Derivation

The MES-SA cell line was established from a surgical tumor specimen obtained at the time of hysterectomy.

Initially, the cells were grown in soft agar, and later they were transferred to multiwell plates.

Clinical Data

56 years

Caucasian

female

Tumorigenic

Yes

Effects

Yes, readily form colonies in soft agar.

Yes, tumors developed within 21 days at 100% frequency (5/5) in nude mice inoculated subcutaneously with 10(7) cells.

Comments

The tumor was described as a poorly differentiated uterine sarcoma.

The nonepithelial origin of the cells was supported by ultrastructural studies and the absence of staining for mucin.

The cells are sensitive to a number of chemotherapeutic agents including doxorubicin, dactinomycin, mitomycin C, taxol and bleomycin.
They are resistant to vinblastine, dacarbazine, cisplatin, melphalan, vincristine, methotrexate and etoposide.

Complete Growth Medium

The base medium for this cell line is ATCC-formulated McCoy's 5a Medium Modified, Catalog No. 30-2007. To make the complete growth medium, add the following components to the base medium: fetal bovine serum to a final concentration of 10%.

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